TERMINATION TOTALS

In January, the US government employed 2.4 million civilians excluding the post office. In addition to 200,000 probationary employees, 75,000 who took the deferred resignation, President Trump also ordered a hiring freeze. The government needs 200,000 hires/year to keep up with retirements, etc. It’s quite possible that government employment will fall by up to 475,000 in CY25, 20% of the workforce, saving $52.5 billion: a backdoor approach to reduced regulation.